New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-06
STATE MILITARY FORCES.
PREPARING FOR FIELD SERVICE

npr,r ~ cr.pD MOUNTING AND SENTRY DUTY
GOOD MEN rR MorED-PEcR IrING LIVELY.
Comrany drills have been suspended In the list
Regiment except those relating TO guard mounting as
a preparation for duty In camp. For instruction In
regardto this the anes will assemble at the armory
I'm fatigue uniform and be drilled under the super
vision Of Major Downs "a follows: Companies anu
Il on Mondays, June 8, 10, 90 and "a companies y
and ID Wednesdays, June g. 10 ahd y; companies
f. G. and ii on Thursdays, June o. 10 and -; and
companies 1 and Fridays. juno 10 II and "a.
The acting Adjuant and the Sergeant Major viii re-
port TO Major Downs those dates. Companies
c. d. f. G, II, / aud X had their preliminary drills
under this order last week.
Adutant George W. Rand reports that the 9TH Reei-
ment had 744 men In the ranks in the Decoration
Day parade, besides 60 scrgcants, ii non-commls-
stoned staff officers 80 line officers. 10 field and staff
officers band 81 and field music 22-makng total Of
038 was the largest parade that the Regiment has
made since tho
petition signed by all the officers OF the list
Regiment asking Colonel McAlpin to reconsider his
resolution to resign his commission was presented TO
him OH Decraton Day. The pressure OF business In
his tobacco factories the cause of his dcemna-
ton 1t Is hoped that no VIII remain with the rcsi-
ment, which has greatly improved under his command
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas b. Rand OF the 9th
Regiment, with etere accident on Decoration
Day liz lad Just fiddtn up to General FitlscIali
AID reported that his regiment was In It's aSsisn.d
position previous to thu laiado ana was IldlhS dO"b
Flftn-ave. when lie met rslment gong W near
Ffty-iourtlst. He turned his horse 20 one side III
" Iaos and the animal slipped a'u zen on
HIM Ills night anhlc bone was DTohcn but ne
plucky remonted his stecd and rode him during the
sinco, but no is slowly recovering.
Through cle-sness OF driver OF q surface
Oh Decoration Day a member OF the "a Baltery
was sIlg.uy injured Tho solder, who was mount
had barely room to Iass between q wagon ana car
tho latter stood sii but Iio caINl CT heemess-Y
urged his horses for~ ard The car strncA the ar,
animal snrang forward bringing his riders og in
violent cOntacs with laml-i Ost.
pa aded a total Of 81 officers and men last Monday,
Tiis organi alton never loo cd TO better advnta a,
and tho stccl macln, guns excited the admiration OF
tho spectators. The cannoncr'r str,lng the iormcr
being Ountcd lHDers and ciis-Ons, tho ldtef
we4o Ia.ad. d a. ca tIy, al Int men benz mOuh'u
In tao OF each piece. The men wero steady a"d
! resented imi 0sing appearance. Tao uhLolhs
equi lmcnts harness ahl traplinss were IN eAcclen
coalition being burnsned to perfection. The annual
eAcufsion OF this Or ani4a ion Win be held noAG
thursday The iion steamer sirius viii lea
THentythi. DIST North River, at o, and one Aundlod
HERETOFORE given by this la cay lave been OF the
most character, this ono promises to bc
Tne visit of the Regiment. tho veterans OF that
command and the Old Quad 20 sing Sins on Decoia-
ton Day was weL-cOnduct,d and ~ a,ant eAcur-
tran OF Iour,een car, Ga TIE Hudson h1,er Ran. DAD
aud reaching tncn dcsunaL0a toon lart ia the
c,.cmoDies amending the un'ciiih5 OF tAe Soiu'i9
Monument Tho list Regiment had 43O men besides
L.ertl resimen,al band o. ~ men, In tne RAMS
tho veterans numbered 80 ana the Ola Dui'd ~ h'li
A ter tno ceremonies were over th,y HSl'cho 10
colonel Edwin A. McApm hno country sea, "hhI-
side" where bount. Gus entc tanlent wits tO' idd
Tor all Tao dress Iardds On tnr large lawn Wa
Witnessed AID apiIaudcd ny many lcoil"' on tLe
return home the ,1st Regiment escorted the Oh
Guaid TO tie armOry Of the ia ,cr az FntH-a.c and
Fourrehth-,r. AID altcrwa ard cncd tacN 10 IT, o"
ar.ory and Was there dismissed. Tue men behaved
:, lcnddly Warmly commend d by thcl
officers. surgeon r. T. T. Marsh uo 'lst kegm'hi
IL Oits tina, two members o. that oommahd and one
OF the Odd quad were piOsuatd ~ tIc heat anu
TAU ". A m ae OF the 7Ist lie ilent. While
waving his hand.c Tchicf from car window 20 some
young la les, struc, wrist a-alnst PROJECTING
beam aud sligDuy Injured. -
iho following nOn-co nmi.si0ncd oncrr- o. the I'm
u. > Nance, COM any &, corr Oiais JOhn ca ana
J. W. Berry, j., OF Com any Is.
OF cont, any g, 7Ih hc,iment. and : william Mcuiti
BOtIf aro promising officers.
CAa Jain inm Is. Frlsby OF tho 18TH Rcelment
has been granted leave Of absence and VIII sail Tor
Europe on Juno 20. $500,
ri It LI,utnaut Philip :. Tlden has been detailed
by colonel McAlpin acting Adlutant ot the 1l-l
Regiment. filing tenn orany the vacancy occa-ioned
by tho Uro otion Of Ma.or Downs.
Company c, list Regiment Cap ain Francis. !
Jaradcd % Ter cent OF It's membership on Decoration
Day-an uneouarcd rco d. Tho following member
o. this conn any have not been absent from -in-lc
dri1 durng Tho past season: First scr cant ". J.
Royal Privaies j. T. Atkinson, l.. W. Francis L. y.
Hoelzer and l. j. Kaiser.